Crash Out With Me.
Crash Out With Me is the podcast where we stop pretending we have it all together and start saying the quiet parts out loud. Every episode is a little unhinged, a little honest, and a lot about burnout, work, life, and the moments where everything falls apart just enough to figure out what actually matters.
Episodes
19 episodes
Talent Acquisition is Tired.
The hiring process is not just “broken” right now, it’s starting to feel openly hostile, and that’s the part we can’t ignore. I’m joined by Keirsten Greggs, better known as the Trap Recruiter, to talk about what’s happening inside talent acquis...
We Exist To Belong
Belonging sounds simple until you try to live it. If you’ve ever walked into a room, a workplace, or even your own body and thought, “I don’t think I belong here,” this conversation puts language to that feeling without sugarcoating it. John jo...
Hot Flashes, Cold Takes
Your body can change overnight and your calendar still expects you to be sharp, upbeat, and “professional.” Madison Butler is joined by HR consultant Talia Edmondson, founder of HRB Consulting, to talk about the perimenopause stack: irregular c...
Being Loud Does Not Make You Right
The most dangerous voice at work isn’t the angriest one, it’s the confident one who’s wrong and impossible to correct. We sit down with Titara “Tara” Haynes, a People Operations leader and writer, to unpack how “loud and wrong” behavior spreads...
Resumes That Get Interviews
Your resume isn’t a scrapbook of everything you’ve ever done. It’s a sales page for your work, and most of us are wasting prime space describing tasks instead of proving value. I’m joined by Tajal (aka “caffeinated Tejal”), a longti...
Crash Out With Me: You Do Not Owe Anyone Smaller Dreams
Someone asks you to “be humble,” and what they really mean is “be smaller.” That’s where this conversation starts. I’m joined by Atta Gracia Montilla, a community architect, facilitator, and leadership coach, to name the thing a lot of us feel ...
Crash Out With Me: Privilege Is the Most Protected Class
DEI doesn’t fail because people “don’t get it.” It fails because the people with power won’t share it. Maddie B sits down with award-winning learning development and global talent management pro Jasmine Mosley Beale, founder of Virtue Key Consu...
Human First, Performance Second
Your calendar is packed, your notifications never stop, and somehow you still feel behind. That isn’t a personal failure. It’s what happens when workplaces treat humans like machines and call it “productivity.” We sit down with Ver...
Crash Out With Me: Hiring Feels Like A Humiliation Ritual
Layoffs are back in the headlines, but the hardest part isn’t the announcement. It’s what happens after: the endless applications, the four-round interviews that end in ghosting, and the quiet pressure to accept jobs that pay a fraction of what...
Crash Out With Me: Be Real, That's The Strategy
The internet keeps handing us the same recycled “insights” with a new filter, and we’re supposed to call it community. Madison sits down with Vanessa Smithers, a narrative consultant, poet, writer, and legacy archivist, to talk about the rise o...
Crash Out With Me: Pride Beyond June
The political noise around trans people is loud, but the day-to-day consequences are even louder. Bryce joins us to get brutally honest about what it feels like to live at the intersections as a Black queer transgender man in 2026 while public ...
Crash Out With Me: Toxic Resilience
Your body keeps score, even when your resume says you are thriving. We sit down with Liliane “Lily,” a Dublin-based coach for high-performing women, to talk about toxic resilience and the quiet ways burnout builds when “just push through” becom...
Crash Out With Me: Not Everyone Deserves Access to You
Some people don’t want a relationship with you, they want access to you. We sit down with Aubrey Blanche, founder of The Math Path, to talk about the relationships we outgrow and the ones that quietly turn harmful. We get honest ab...
Crash Out With Me: Build a Biz Instead of Texting Your Ex
A crash out can look messy on the outside, but it usually starts as your nervous system waving a flag. We talk with Karima, founder of Crash Out Diary and Wella, about what happens when workplace stress and “being iced out” pushes you to your l...
Crash Out With Me: When The Strong One Breaks
One day you’re traveling for work, celebrating the mission, and showing up as the person everyone depends on. The next day, it’s a Zoom invite, a cold script, no severance, and benefits ending at midnight. That’s where Monikka Mann and I start ...
Crash Out With Me: Toxic Bosses, Real Consequences
Your boss should never get to be the loudest voice inside your body, yet so many of us live with work stress that shows up as migraines, panic, brain fog, poor sleep, and a nervous system that never powers down. I sit down with Dr. Claire, a le...
Crash Out With Me: Hiring Is Breaking People
Applying for dozens of jobs, getting ghosted, and watching the same role get reposted can make even the most confident person start to spiral. We feel that tension hard, so we brought on Derek Lars, a talent acquisition leader with 15 years in ...
Crash Out With Me: Love, Immigration Paperwork, and Life Without Coffee
In this episode of Crash Out With Me, we’re talking weddings, expat life, and the why quitting caffeine might save you. From navigating the chaos of the wedding industrial complex to dealing with European bureaucracy and figuring out w...